Sunny skies made sure the second day of the Great Brewer’s Gran Prix of Gloucester was more about the competition and less about the muddy conditions that dominated Saturday’s races. While the men’s race began in a similar fashion, with Tim Johnson, Jamey Driscoll and Jeremy Powers (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) leading the charge with Jonathan Page (Planet Bike), today the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team was able to mitigate Page. Attacks by teammates Johnson and Driscoll, along with a tricky situation with Page in the sand pit, allowed Johnson to get the gap he needed to stay away. After nursing an injured shoulder from Star Crossed, Johnson’s race showed why he’s worn the stars’n’stripes jersey. Behind the Planet Bike/ Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com was Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) and Chris Jones (Champion System). In the end, Johnson rode to victory with Page picking up second ahead of Powers and Driscoll.

Both Natasha Elliott (Louis Garneau) and Mo Bruno Roy (Seven) hustled for the hole shot, but the honor went to Sally Annis (Hub Racing). However, Elliott once again quickly moved to the front and set the pace to shed her competition. Bruno-Roy, Laura Van Gilder (C3 Athletes), Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale) and Amy Dombroski (Richard Sachs), took advantage of each others’ mechanicals and misfortunes, as a mechanical put Butler into the chase group with last year’s winner Dombroski and Rebecca Wellons (Team Plan C). After Elliott managed a gap, Van Gilder (known as a sprinter), fought her way back up to the leader with Butler chasing Bruno-Roy for third. Another mechanical – this one for Van Gilder – meant Elliott didn’t have to worry about the sprint, and the Louis Garneau rider left her stamp on the NACT series with back to back wins in Massachusetts. Van Gilder still managed second with a flat and Bruno-Roy held off Butler for third, as the Monavie-Cannondale hoped to hang on to the overall NACT leader’s jersey. Wellons took fifth ahead of Dombroski. Lyne Bessette (October Factory) abandoned the race after a poor start.

The NACT series now crosses the border into Canada for Toronto International Cyclo-cross, October 17th and 18th. For more full standings and information, see http://www.nacyclocross.com.

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